Publisher review:phpBB is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customizable Open Source bulletin board package. phpBB has an easy to use administration panel and a user friendly installation process, which allows you to have a forum set up in minutes. With a large and highly customisable set of key features coupled with a standards compliant interface, phpBB will grow with, and compliment your website.
Version 3.0 incorporates a professional-quality modular design, high security, multiple-language interface, support for a multitude of database servers and complete layout customisation, all with a low execution overhead.
Features:Private messages
- Send to multiple recipients
- Send to groups
- Send Blind Carbon Copies (BCC)
- Forward messages
- Friends list works as address book
- Attach files to PMs
- PM Drafts
- Conversation view
- PM folders
- PM filters
- Export Messages
Registration
- Enable/disable COPPA
- Limit registration attempts
- Set min/max username length
- Set min/max password length
- Limit username chars
- Set password complexity requirements
- Force password change
- Allow/disallow e-mail address re-usage
Search
- Search inside topics
- Select multiple forums and categories to search
- Search within topic titles only
- Search within first post of a topic only
- Set search flood interval to limit server load
- Select search backend (MySQL/phpBB)
Admin Control Panel
- More flexible and accessible tab layout
- Modular system allows for easy extensions
- Allow/disallow access to different functions
- New founder status for the board creator
- Completely re-structured for better handling
Moderator Control Panel
- Manage the moderation queue
- List of warnings and reports
- Forum, topic, and post detail views
Polls
- Multiple options per user
- Allow/disallow vote change
Usergroups
- Multiple group leaders
- Set display colour for group members
- Set group rank
- Set group avatar
Profile View
- More user statistics on profile view
- Signature on profile view
- Usergroups on profile view
Permissions
- More powerful and flexible permission system
- Simple permissions through roles
- Fine-tune admin and moderator access
- Global moderators
User Management
- Advanced user editing interface
- Edit user preferences
- Edit group memberships
- Show and edit all attachments of a user
- View permissions directly
Attachments
- Attachments in posts and PMs
- Automatic image thumbnails
- Attach images, documents, video streams, archives
- Multiple attachments allowed
- Display attachments inline
Unlimited Subforums
- Create unlimited subforums
- Display active topics of all subforums
Custom BBCodes
- Create your own BBCodes
- Add buttons to posting screen
Custom Profile Fields
- Add new fields on user profiles
- Display them at registration
- Display them on the profile view
- Hide new profile fields
- Support different data types
User Control Panel
- Manage subscribed topics & forums
- Manage bookmarked topics
- Manage saved drafts
- Manage private messages
- Manage usergroups
- Manage friends and foes
- Manage attachments
New Moderating Tools
- Moderation queue
- Topic merging
- Topic copying
- Locking of single posts
- Topic history
Caching and performance
- Templates are cached
- Permissions are cached
- Forum config is cached
- Database queries are cached
Friends and Foes
- Add other members as friends or foes
- Posts by foes are hidden
- Friends are shown in friends list
Warnings and Reports
- Users can report topics and posts
- Moderators can warn users
More Improvements For Users
- Bookmark topics
- Subscribe to forums
- Jabber/XMPP support for notifications
- Mail or print topics
- "You were beaten at posting" notification
More Improvements For Admins
- Global announcements
- Display forum rules on forum page
- Prune inactive users
- User, moderator, admin and error logs
- Language pack editing
- User notes
- Detect search spiders
phpBB 3.0.1 is a PHP script for Discussion Boards scripts design by phpBB Team.
It runs on following operating system: Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris.
phpBB is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customizable Open Source bulletin board package.
Operating system:Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris
phpBB 3.0.1 script details 
